I have a site hosted on GoDaddy that appears to be built on top of WordPress. It uses cAdmin Panel and the database files are stored in phpmyadmin. I need the WordPress login details to make changes to the website, which was created using outsourced services, so the login details cannot be accessed. This is what I have tried so far –
I looked up the wp-config.php file to find out about the database, host URL, table_prefix, and any other relevant information.
There are multiple databases in phpmyadmin, I managed to identify the correct database with the table_prefix and got the [table_prefix]_users and [table_prefix]_usermeta tables.
In the [table_prefix]_users table, there were multiple fields: user_login, user_pass, user_email, user_status, user_nicename, etc. The password has been hashed. I tried logging into the WordPress admin site with user_pass and user_email/user_login, but to no avail. I checked in [table_prefix]_usermeta where the specific user had administrative rights [table_prefix]_capabilities( a:1:{s:13:”admin”;b:1;})
I’ve tried changing the password, using multiple hash schemes, using the unhashed and hashed passwords, but to no avail.
I’ve tried creating a new admin user and setting it up with admin rights, but I’m not seeing any success yet.
I suspect there are security plugins at play that may be preventing me from accessing the WP admin site. I tried disabling some mu plugins from the file manager, but I don’t think that really worked.
I need to know if I can actually access the WP management site from now on. I need help and guidance with this. Thank you.
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